California

California

State:California
Capitol:Sacramento

Facts about the State

• Bird : California Quail
• Flower: California Poppy
• Gem or State Rock: Benitoite
• Origin of State Name: an earthly paradise
• Motto : Eureka
• Flag : http://www.50states.com/flag/image/nunst0006.gif
• Population Size as of 2010 : 37,253,956
• Weather/Climate seasonal: Sunny

Geography

• Region of the US: South Western Region
• Major cities in the state: Los Angelas, San Franciscio, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose
• Neighboring states : Oregon, Nevada, Airazona
• Any bodies of water in or around?: The Pacific Ocean
• Topography :
• Time Zone : Pacific

Government

• Who are the leaders? (Specify governor, 2 senators and House of Representative members): Barbra Boxer, and Dainne Feinstein(senetors),Edmund G. Brown Jr.(governor)

History

• When the State got its statehood :California officially became the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
  
• Famous people :Marcus Allen football player San Diego
  Luis Walter Alvarez inventor, San Francisco
  Gertrude Atherton author, San Francisco
  David Belasco playwright and producer, San Francisco
  Shirley Temple Black actress, ambassador, Santa Monica
  Robert Bower inventor, Santa Monica
  Dave Brubeck musician, Concord
  Julia Child chef, television, Pasadena
  Coolio rap artist, Los Angeles
  Frederick G. Cottrell inventor, Oakland
  Leonardo DiCaprio actor Hollywood
  Joe DiMaggio baseball player, Martinez
  James H. Doolittle air force general, Alameda
  Isadora Duncan dancer, San Francisco
  John Frémont explorer, San Francisco
  Robert Frost poet, San Fancisco
  Jerry Garcia guitarist, singer, San Francisco
  Charles P. Ginsburg inventor, San Francisco
  Richard Pancho Gonzales tennis player, Los Angeles
  Jeff Gordon car racer, Vallejo
  William Randolph Hearst publisher, San Francisco
  Mariel Hemingway actress, Mill Valley
  Sidney Howard playwright, Oakland
  Anthony M. Kennedy jurist, Sacramento
  Jack London author, San Francisco
  George Lucas filmmaker, Modesto
  Theodore Harold Maiman inventor, Los Angeles
  Mark McGwire baseball player, Pomona
  Aimee Semple McPherson evangelist, Ontario
  Dominique Moreanir gymnast, Hollywood
  Emma Nevada opera singer, Alpha
  Richard M. Nixon U.S. president, Yorba Linda
  Isamu Noguchi sculptor, Los Angeles
  George S. Patton, Jr. general, San Gabriel
  Robert Redford actor, Santa Monica
  Sally K. Ride astronaut, Encino
  William Saroyan author, Fresno
  Lincoln Steffens journalist, author, San Francisco
  John Steinbeck author, Salinas
  Adlai Stevenson statesman, Los Angeles
  Michael Tilson Thomas conductor, Hollywood
  Earl Warren jurist, Los Angeles
  Serena & Venus Williams tennis players, Lynwood
  Myra Wilson actress, Burbank
  Eldrick "Tiger" Woods golfer, Cypress

Famous events that took place in this state:
Culture

• Special: foods, music, festivals, etc:
• Demographics – Diversity, Religion, etc.:

Attractions

• Landmarks :Golden gate bridge
• Sports Teams:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  Oakland Athletics
  San Diego Padres
  San Francisco Giants

Football
Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
NBA
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Sacramento Kings

• Recreation : in and out burger
• Colleges :Private colleges and universities
  • Academy of Art University, San Francisco
  • Alliant International University, San Diego
  • Allied American University, Laguna Hills(Online)
  • American Heritage University of Southern California, San Bernardino, California
  • American Jewish University, Los Angeles
  • American Sports University, San Bernardino
  • Anaheim University, Anaheim(Online)
  • Antioch University, Culver City
  • Apollos University, Huntington Beach(Online)
  • Argosy University, Alameda
  • Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
  • The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, San Francisco
  • Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
  • Berean Bible College, Poway
  • Biola University, La Mirada
  • Brandman University, Irvine
  • Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara
  • California Baptist University, Riverside
  • California Coast University, Santa Ana
  • California College of the Arts, San Francisco
  • California College San Diego (CCSD), San Diego
  • California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
  • California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
  • California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
  • California InterContinental University, Diamond Bar(Online)
  • International Technological University, San Jose, California
  • California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
  • California Miramar University (formerly Pacific Western University, San Diego
  • California National University, Northridge
  • California Pacific University, Escondido
  • California South Bay University, Sunnyvale
  • California Southern Law School, Riverside
  • California Southern University, Santa Ana(online)
  • California Takshila University, Santa Clara
  • California University of Management and Technology, San Jose
  • California University of Management and Sciences, Anaheim[1[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_California#cite_note-0|]]]
  • Capital Bible College, Sacramento
  • CapStone University, Pasadena(online)
  • Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley Campus, Mountain View
  • Chapman University, Orange
  • Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles
  • Claremont Colleges, Claremont
    • Claremont McKenna College
    • Harvey Mudd College
    • Pitzer College
    • Pomona College
    • Scripps College
    • Claremont Graduate University
  • Cogswell College, Sunnyvale
  • Concordia University Irvine, Irvine
  • Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena
  • Dominican University of California, San Rafael
  • Design Institute of San Diego[2[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_California#cite_note-1|]]]
  • Epic Bible College (formerly Trinity Life Bible College), Sacramento
  • Fresno Pacific University, Fresno
  • Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena
  • Golden Gate University, San Francisco
  • Herguan University, Sunnyvale
  • Holy Names University, Oakland
  • Hope International University, Fullerton
  • Hult International Business School, San Francisco
  • Humphreys College, Stockton
  • Imago Dei College, Oak Glen
  • John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill
  • John Paul the Great Catholic University, San Diego
  • Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
  • La Sierra University, Riverside
  • Life Pacific College, San Dimas
  • Lincoln University, Oakland
  • Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
  • Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
  • Master's College, Newhall
  • Marymount College Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  • Mayfield College, Cathedral City[3[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_California#cite_note-2|]]]
  • Menlo College, Atherton
  • Mills College, Oakland
  • Monsbey College, Watsonville
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey
  • Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles
  • National Hispanic University, San Jose
  • National University, San Diego (La Jolla, San Diego)
  • NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego
  • New York Film Academy, Universal City
  • Northern Coastal College, Crescent City
  • Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont
  • Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont
  • Occidental College, Los Angeles
  • Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
  • Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
  • Pacific Union College, Angwin
  • Patten College, Oakland
  • Pepperdine University, Malibu
  • Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
  • San Francisco Institute of Architecture, Berkeley
  • Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga
  • Samuel Merritt University, Oakland
  • San Diego Christian College, El Cajon
  • San Joaquin College of Law, Clovis
  • San Luis Rey College, Oceanside
  • Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
  • Saybrook University, San Francisco
  • Silicon Valley University, San Jose
  • Simpson University, Redding
  • Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
  • Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
  • St. Mary's College of California, Moraga
  • Stanford University, Stanford
  • Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley
  • Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula
  • Trinity International University
  • Touro University, Vallejo
  • Trident University International (TUI), Cypress(Online)
  • University of La Verne, La Verne
  • University of Northern California, Santa Rosa
  • University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law, Sacramento
  • University of Redlands, Redlands
  • University of the Pacific, Stockton
  • University of San Diego, San Diego
  • University of San Francisco, San Francisco
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles
  • University of West Los Angeles
    • Inglewood
    • Woodland Hills
  • University of the West, Rosemead
  • Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa
  • Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley
  • Westmont College, Santa Barbara
  • Whittier College, Whittier
  • William Howard Taft University, Santa Ana
  • William Jessup University, Rocklin
  • Woodbury University, Burbank
  • Zaytuna College, Berkeley
• Famous buildings/businesses: Alcatraz Golden gate bridge
• Natural Parks :
• Major Events :
  • The largest three-day rodeo in the United States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff.
  • One out of every eight music festivals in the United States is held in California.
  • The Monterey Jazz Festival in September is the oldest of its kind in the world.
• Major Airports: LAX

Unique

• Crazy State Law:You may only throw a frisbee at the beach in Los Angeles County, CA with the lifeguard’s permission.
  Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship
  Women may not drive in a house coat.
  No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Baldwin Park
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. Blythe
You are not permitted to wear cowboy bootsunless you already own at least two cows. Burlingame
It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds. Cathedral City
It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle. Cerritos
All dog “waste” must be removed from any yard within seven days.
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/california

• Interesting Facts:
  • The Golden Gate Bridge is so big that workers paint the bridge year round. By the time they are finished with one end it is time to begin repainting the other end.
  • The birth of the Internet was sparked from the campus of UCLA in 1969 when professor Leonard Kleinrock needed a way to communicate between campuses.
  • Cool Californian inventions: Barbie Dolls, blue jeans, the boysenberry, the pill, white zinfandel wine, the square tomato, natural soda, the computer "mouse," the wetsuit, and theme parks.
  • The Petrified Forest near Calistoga has a 3000 year old Redwood tree, that was petrified 3.4 million years ago http://www.pashnittours.com/funfacts.html